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Using GenAI to Enhance Communications: A Recap of our Social Innovation Summit Workshop
The arrival of GenAI to the tech ecosystem offers endless potential for creative problem solving and innovation in the workplace. However, as explored in the Social Innovation Summit 2024 Breakout Workshop “Using GenAI to Enhance Communications,” hosted by 18 Coffees, its enigmatic nature invites ambiguity, and with it, feelings of overwhelm for potential users. “It’s hard to apply generative AI consistently because there is no shared definition of what AI is; there are too many applications and implications,” says 18 Coffee’s Managing Partner Caleb Gardner.
Five Purpose-Driven Takeaways from Social Innovation Summit 2023
As a community-driven organization, 18 Coffees never passes up the chance to connect with fellow changemakers, and there is no better place to do so than Landmark Ventures’ annual Social Innovation Summit. Here are our top takeaways from #SIS23.
Experimenting with ChatGPT
We know AI can’t replace true thought leadership, but can it supplement our efforts so we have more time to spend on our clients’ incredible projects? Let’s find out.
Successful ESG Strategy and the Employee Impact
Creating alignment between the demands of workers and organizational strategy will help make any ESG strategy more successful.
Four Tips for an International Workation
Working remotely? Keep these things in mind when planning a workation.
Pocket Change: What do we owe the future?
August’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring effective altruism and looking to the future — while also taking necessary action right now.
Why Quiet Quitting Sucks for Everyone
“Quiet quitting” may be the latest TikTok trend, but it’s reflective of the bigger reprioritization that workers of all ages have been making.
Creating a successful hybrid work environment
Considerations and best practices for your team’s approach to hybrid work.
Pocket Change: Collective effervescence & stubborn optimism
June’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring stubborn optimism as changemakers drive corporate social good.
Four Sessions We’re Most Excited for at Social Innovation Summit 2022
The 18 Coffees team is back on the road and heading to Social Innovation Summit’s flagship conference. Co-founder Caleb Gardner will host his own interactive workshop session on leading through change — here are some of the other sessions that we're most excited for.
Pocket Change: “Business as usual”
May’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, exploring effects of societal impacts on employees’ well-being.
Pocket Change: Employee activism and disinformation
April’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, taking a deeper dive on employee activism and disinformation.
Top Three Resume Myths Busted
Building a resume is no easy feat. That’s why 18 Coffees connected with executive career coach Ashley Cash to bust three of the most common resume writing myths.
Hybrid Work: The Challenges of Combining WFH with IRL
After a year of remote work, corporations are slowly combining WFH with in-office time — but the transition to the hybrid work model still comes with its own set of challenges. As employers and employees alike continue to grapple with the choice to stay home or return to the office, there are three key considerations.